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June 2026

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June 30
- “I took the wrong pill.” Paul McCartney on John Lennon’s accidental acid trip during a nighttime recording session — and how the Beatles hid the evidence from George Martin
- Win tickets to see blues-rock prodigy Taj Farrant perform at Guitar Player Presents in Northern California
- “Of course, he doesn’t think about it. It’s totally natural to him.” Joe Satriani says Sammy Hagar has him beat when it comes to one aspect of guitar playing
June 29
- “When things get to a certain volume, everything sounds out of tune to me.” Paul Gilbert reveals the bizarre effect hearing loss has on his live shows
June 26
- “We were very lucky that tape was rolling that night.” Robin Trower had no idea Swedish Radio was recording him. The lucky break led to one of the greatest live albums of the ’70s
June 25
- “It would have been great for the Beatles to cover.” George Harrison wanted the Fabs to record this song in 1963. Twenty-four years later, it gave him one of the biggest hits of his career
- “It’s the hottest, burning, high-passion piece I’ve ever heard in my life.” Brian May names the guitar solo he considers the greatest in the world
- “Paul said that in the more than 300 songs he and John wrote, he could remember only one time when they got stuck.” Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray talks the Beatles’ creative process
June 24
- “I found out later from Pattie, his wife, that there definitely was a rivalry.” Jeff Beck believed Eric Clapton was jealous of his success. Then Clapton paid him the ultimate compliment
- “So they decide to get a guy to lay behind Bob’s amp.” Bob Dylan couldn’t understand one crucial thing about guitars and film making
June 23
- “You got a lot of nerve.” Billy Gibbons played “Purple Haze” onstage while opening for Jimi Hendrix. The guitar legend’s response changed everything for the future ZZ Top leader
- “But Dave, Ed’s still alive!” Joe Satriani reveals David Lee Roth wanted him in a Van Halen tribute band in the ’90s — while Eddie and the group were still making music
June 22
- “Many of those affected do not have the financial and legal means.” Retail giant Thomann sues Fender over cease-and-desist as it takes on fight for smaller manufacturers
June 21
- “He felt bad, we felt terrible.” Micky Dolenz on the worst tour match-up in rock history: the time Jimi Hendrix opened for the Monkees
June 19
- “We get along great as long as we’re not trying to make music together.” Stewart Copeland on why he and Sting are still friends despite a $2 million royalties lawsuit
June 18
- “Who’s that girl playing the resonator guitars?” Billy Gibbons called Norman’s Rare Guitars looking for a young musician he'd seen online in the shop’s videos
- “I spent my life trying to impress him.” Gregg Allman’s heartbreaking admission about his brother Duane reveals the complicated brotherhood behind the legendary Allman Brothers Band
June 17
- “I’m not letting anyone push me around anymore. You’re either in it with me or not.” Grace Bowers returns to YouTube with a powerful statement of defiance
- “I was trying to do a solo and he came in like, ‘It’s all BS!’” Samantha Fish says Luther Dickinson gave her the single best advice about guitar solos — and it’s the reason people cheer for them
- “I have to confess to a certain sort of jealousy.” David Gilmour reveals the guitarist whose career he envies most
June 16
- “That’s why he sounded like that — and that’s why we couldn’t crack the code!” Joe Walsh on Jimi Hendrix and the simple reason his sound and style were a mystery to his guitar-playing contemporaries
June 15
- Win tickets to see Charo in concert in Northern California
- “I had to kick him off the tour. He forced my hand.” Marcus King tried to help Brent Hinds after he left Mastodon. It all fell apart on tour
June 14
- “For a minute he thought, ‘They just both died tonight.’” Gregg Allman nearly died the same night Duane was killed, a new documentary reveals
June 12
- “I realized, ‘You're a one-hit wonder. You've only got five minutes to do the next step or it'll be over for you.’” John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career
June 11
- “It’s like a fossil in a tar pit.” Brad Paisley reveals the unbelievable discovery hiding inside his 1968 Fender Telecaster
- “He finally stumbles out to the microphone, and he just starts crying.” Tommy Lee recalls Mötley Crüe and Ozzy's notorious 1984 tour, which ended with the singer's onstage breakdown
June 10
- “I think it sounds lousy. I had to finish the whole record myself, because otherwise there were just these drunks and junkies.” Mick Jagger says he isn’t a fan of the Rolling Stones’ most celebrated album
June 9
- “I go for the solo, and 65,000 people sang that solo back to me.” Simon McBride explains why some Deep Purple guitar parts are untouchable
- “I was cutting stems on flowers, and the knife flipped.” Phoebe Bridgers reveals how a gruesome gardening accident made her a more inventive guitar player
- “We had two kinds of blues: one that was forbidden, and one that wasn’t.” James “Blood” Ulmer, guitarist who redefined blues through free jazz and harmolodic theory, dies at 86
June 8
- “Chuck Berry, he wrote the lyrics, baby!” Inside Bruce Springsteen’s star-studded 250th anniversary jam
June 7
- “I gave him 1,600 bucks and my guitar. It was all the money I had in the world.” Vince Gill on the guitar that launched his career
June 5
- “Lack of use, plus three bouts of COVID, probably phased out the plectrum for me.” Mark Knopfler tells why he’s ditched the pick in favor of fingerpicking
- “I can gauge his reaction.” Paul McCartney says he still talks to John Lennon while writing songs
June 4
- “I said, ‘I don’t know, Dad. They think I’m weird.” Lzzy Hale reveals how Alice Cooper helped her find herself
June 3
- “I can’t stand Eddie Van Halen’s guitar playing. He ruined rock guitar.” Jesus and Mary Chain’s William Reid takes aim at Van Halen’s influence
- “If Jesus Christ walked into a room, everyone would pull out their phone.” Chrissie Hynde rips fans who film concerts
- “I have the dubious distinction.” Steve Farris sang “Honky Tonk Women” with Kiss — and was fired almost immediately
June 2
- “I would dress up as cool as I could and try to learn his stuff.” How a tossed-out Jimi Hendrix album inspired Stevie Ray Vaughan’s guitar journey
- “We’ve got a table full of junk. John says, ‘What’s all this then?’” How John Lennon created one of the Beatles’ strangest sounds in just five minutes
June 1
- “We were the first heavy metal band.” Roger Daltrey claims the Who invented metal before Black Sabbath